拉锯战 lā jù zhàn

closely-fought contest; to-and-fro tussle

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 62817th word

Definitions

  1. 1. closely-fought contest
  2. 2. to-and-fro tussle

Characters

Character Meaning
拉 lā HSK 4
to pull; to drag; to draw
锯 jù
a saw; to cut with a saw; variant of 鋦jū
战 zhàn HSK 5
to fight; fight; battle